Former type Private Defunct 2004 Ceased operations 2004 | Industry Video games Founded 1998 | |
Key people Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO) Headquarters San Jose, California, United States Video games Anubis II, Dark Angel: Vampire, Armada, Smash Cars, Action Girlz Racing | ||
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Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998, the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.
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Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc., the company developed Star Command: Revolution, published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada. On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.
The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million. The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region.